What does "recreation" mean?

Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

What is a synonym for "recreation"?

Common synonyms include: refreshment, diversion, relaxation, amusement, athletics, bracer.

Pronounced //ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən//.

//ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates. countable, uncountable
"The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess-play, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock […]"
2
The process of creating something again.
3
activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation wordnet
4
The result of this process.
"Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]"
5
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates wordnet